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33rd YEAR. NO. 224
1903
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SEUI FORAKER MAKES
AND LABORIOUS DEFENSE
Was Not Agent for the
Standard Oil Co.
WRITES LONG LETTER
He Admits the Connection But
Avers That it Was Not
" Wrongful
OTHER SENATORS DO SAME
In Dignified and Careful Statement
tht Discredited Ohio Politician
Strives For Vindication, and Shows
Just What His Work Was. "
CINCINNATI. 0., Sept. 25. In a
long and carefully prepared state
ment U. S. Senator J. B. Forakcr to
night took up recent chargct made by
Mr, Ilcarit and President Roosevelt,
explaining his connection with the
Standard Oil Company and discus-
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Mng the Brownsville incuicni ana m
connection with ; the rate bill. The
statement says in pan:
"The president commences his
statement connected with the publi
cation of Judge Taft's, letter with a
bitter arraignment of me because of
Mr. Hearst' charges, which he ap
pears to have accepted as fully proven
as soon as made, lie does not wait
for proof of explanation nor accept
the same when it is offered.
"Mr. Hearst's charges are simply
that I was in the employment of the
Standard Oil Company, and that I
was paid for my services but tnat i
was secretly in that employment for
illegal purposes and that the money I
received was paid as compensation
for improperly influencing legislation
by Congress in conflict with and
in violation of my personal duties is
untrue. N '"'.'"
"He read a number of letters and
made certain comments calculated if
'unanswered or unexplained to create
the belief that his charges were true.
"That I was employed by the com
pany was never concealed or denied.
On the contrary, such employment
was well known at the time to all
; concerned, , Only a few days ago, Ex-
CASEY IS GUILTY
SAYS THE JURY
Conviction Carries With
Ten Years in
After being out for about two hours
and fifteenth minutes, the jury in the
case of the State against Robert
Casey came in at 6 o'clock last even
ing with a verdict of guilty,
Casey was charged with having as
saulted a little girl at Obey, eleven
years of age. Judge McBride in
structed the jury at the close of the
trial yesterday afternoon that they
could bring in one of two verdicts,
namely, for the crime, or for an at
tempt to commit the crime. The
jury returned their verdict on the
second distinction, and ' found him
guilty of the attempt. ,
For the crime itself the statutes
provide a punishment of from one to
20 years in the state penitentiary, and
for the attempt a punishnient of from
one to ten years in the state peni
tentiary, ' v '
Hence it would appear as if Judge
Attorney General Monett, who was
prosecuting the proceedings against
the Standard Oil Company at the
time, Mated in a public interview that
I told him at the time that I had been
retained by the company. If employ
ed and rendering services, presumably
I was compensated.
"In announcing, therefore, the mere
fact Mat I was employed by the com
pany and showing that 1 received pay
ments on that account no information
was imparted by Mr. Hearst and no
offenxe was established, for it remain
ed that such employment and payment
might be entirely proper and legiti
mate.1, "Under all the circumstances an ex
planation was required and in former
statements I made such explanation
by showing that my employment was
confined to the affairs of the com
pany in Ohio and its re-organization
after the trust was dissolved by
order of our Supreme Court, and that
my employment had no relation in
the slightest degree to any thing in
which the federal government was
then interested or with respect to
(Continued from page 2)
THINKS HIS BUSINESS
WOULD HURT PARTY
DUPONT RESIGNS BECAUSE OP
CONNECTIONS WITH POW
, DER COMPANY. .
TO NAME SUCCESSOR SOON
Dupont's Resignation is Accepted by
Hitchcock Who Says That the
Man to Take His Place Will be Ap
pointed Presently.
; NEW YORK, Sept. 25,-Following
many rumors afloat here and at
Washington, Chairman Hitchcock of
the republican national committee an
nounced that General T. Coleman
Dupont, of Delaware, head of the
bureau of campaign speakers of the
national committee ha'd resigned as
head of that bureau and also as a
member of the executive committee
of the national committe. His resig
nation was accepted.
In the elaboration resignation of
Dupont, Chairman Hitchcock said
Dupont had resigned because he "felt
it Sentence of One to
.Penitentiary v
McBride may today sentence Casey
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to a jerm in uie penitentiary oi irum
one to ten years,
It was perhaps evident from the
verdict that the jury did not believe
that the actual crime of rape had
bceu technically committed; as'their
verdict is for the attempt only. The
trial of the case against Casey was
resumed at 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon, a recess having been taken dur
ing the morning to await the. arrival
of Dr. Forsstrom, who was in Port
land. Telegraphic communication
had been secured with Dr. Forsstrom
the previous evening and he had ar
ranged to hasten back for the trial,
and the court proceedings stopped to
await his arrival. Dr. Forsstrom was
the physician who examined the little
girl a year ago when the matter was
first brought to the attention of the
(Continued on page 8)
OILER ON ROSE CITY
CHO TO DEATH
Zeno Lewis is Caught Between
Chain and Column
PORTLAND, Sept. 26. -Zeno
Lewis, an oiler on the steamer Rose
City, was caught between the column
and a chain in the engine room of
the craft yesterday afternoon, and
was was so badly crushed that he
died at 9 o'clock this morning.' The
engines were stoppd as quickly as
possible, but not until the young
man had been fatally hurt.
Picked up unconscious, he was hur
ried to St. Vincent's Hospital, and
everything was done to relieve his
pain. But little hope was held out
for his recovery, as he had been hurt
internally. When the accident occur
red Lewis was employed at oiling the
machinery, and got too near the diain
of the reversing gear.
Lewis was 24 years old, and resid
ed in San Francisco, where he leaves
a wife and child. The body was tak
en td the undertaking parlors of Hol
man & Company. As yet no arrange
ments have been completed for the
funeral. The body will probably be
shipped to San Francisco for burial .
the "Pendency suit by the govern
ment against the power company
with which he is connected might be
employed by his oponents to injury
the campaign to which he is so earn
estly devoted. His resignation here
fore has been acccped." His succes
sor is to be selected soon.
In an interview with Hitchcock he
said from now on the campaign will
be aggressive along the whole line.
Reports received while he was ' in
Chicago are most encouraging, he
said, reports including the advices
from every campaign manager in the
.west. '
IT WAS SULLIVAN'S BQDY FOUND
AT OCEAN PARK
Conclusive Testimony Developed Yesterday to Solve
All Doubt That May Exist
HIS FAMILY IS
E. B. Hill, of This City, and Captain Connick,' Who Buried Htm
Supply Essential Facts That Obviate All Doubt Mr.
Cherry's Interest in the Case
The Morning Astorian counts it
self fortunate in being able to present
conclusive testimony, this morning,
that the body found on the" Wash
ington beach early in this month, by
Captain Connick and his crew of life
savers at the Ocean Parle station, was
that of young Frank Sullivan, the
man who lost his life, to "make a
holiday" as if were, for the people of
this community on the opening of the
recent Regatta, by making a high
dive from the topsail yards of the
British ship Donna Francesca off the
graqdstand. ,. '
It is now known that shortly after
the tragic accident, Captain Simon, of
the Donna Francesco, found the hat
and shoes discarded by Sullivan when :
he went aloft to make the dive, and
took them to the office the Acting
British Vice Consul E. M. Cherry
where they still are. In the pocket of
the garment was found an unmailed
postcard addressed to a young lady in
San Francisco, named Miss Lottie M.
deceased, briefly up-braiding her ffcr
deceased, briey up-braiding her for
not writing, to him; and to this clue
Mr, Cherry turned for enlightenment
as to the status and history of the
young man. He forwarded the postal,
md sent a letter apprising the young
STEMS START tON
TEST AGAINST R. R.
Previous Freight Rates Reduced
15 to 30 Per Cent
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-Ac-cording
to an announcement today the
Atlantic steamship companies and the
three lines operating on the Pacific
Coast concluded a traffic agreement
handling freight direct from San
Francisco and other Pacific Coast
points to Europe by way of the Isth
mus of Tchauntepcc in competition"
with the transcontinental railroads.
The steamship companies have be
gun the contest for a portion of this
business by declaring their schedule
rates from 15 to 30 per cent lower
than those previously in force. Freight
from San Francisco will be distribut
ed to European points in 30 to 45
days, and is said to be quicker than
through railroad companies who are
compelled to trans-ship at New York.
GALE WAS TERRIFIC.
MANILA, Sept. 25. More exten
sive reports regarding the southern
typhoon that swept through the cen
tral section of the Philippine group
yesterday have been received, indica
ting that while there was great dam
age to property the loss of life will be
light.. The gale destroyed the town
of Enbagan, on the Island of Samar,
leaving many homeless. The town of
Bomblon, on the Island of the same
name, was badly - damaged. Taclo
ban, in Eastern Lcyte, with a popula
tion 'of over 5,000, suffered serious in
jury. .' A number of vessels are re
ported driven ashore at various
points. Some were refloated and the
crews of the others rescued without
loss of life.
Lieut. Rowell of Uie Philippine Con
stabulary, was drowned in the heavy
surf off Vigan.
COMMUNICATED WITH
lady of the circumstances of his death
and asking for such details as she
might be willing to yield in the
premises.
To this communication Mr. Cherry
yesterday received the following let
ter which is published with his con
sent: ,
"San Francisco, Cal Sept! 28, '08.
"Mr. E. M. Cherry.
"Dear Sir: Your letter of the 17th
inst., to hand, and contents noted. It
was a shock to me and I hardly know
how to answer.
"I am the deceased man's niece; he
has a brother here and a sister in
Santa Barbara; my mother being his
step-sister. I have forwarded your
letter to my aunt. In the meantime I
would like you to give me a few par
ticulars. -
"The young man had a tattoo de
sign on hk hand; do you know what
it was? He also had a tooth missing
that is, in front and I will appre
ciate any information you can give
me. v4'
'"He was of a roving disposition
and was in trouble most of the time
while, here. My mother did not wish
me to answer his letters as she
thought it would encourage him to
. (Continued on page 8) 1
IIS OF IIHI PACIFIC
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BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.
New York 1, 2, Cincinnati 7, 5.
Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 1.
Boston 1, Pittsburg 6.
Brooklyn 1, Chicago 5.
- American League.
Detroit 7, 1, Philadelphia 2, 0.
Cleveland 1, Washington 6.
St. Louis 1, Boston 3. - .
Pacific Coast League.
Oakland 4, Portland 1ft z z
Los Angeles 0, San Francisco 4.
' Northwest League.
Tacoma 1, Spokane 2.
Seattle 1, Aberdeen 0.
Vancouver 8, Butte 2.
SITUATION IMPROVED.
EUREKA, Sept. 25.-The wind
which has raged for three days abated
completely. The forest fire situation
is greatly improved and the danger is
believed to be over.
HASKELL BIS' AS
TREASURER
FALSIFIED TO BRYAN WHEN
ASKED TO PROVE CHARGES
AGAINST HIM.
CORTELYOU IS IN TROUBLE
Hinted That Bryan Will Make De-1
mand For Cortelyou's Dismissal
Owing to Disclosures Made That he
Solicited Funds' For 1904 Campaign
CHICAGO, Sept. 25. -Governor
Haskell has resigned as treasurer of
the democratic national committee.
.The report" i that Haskell falsified
to Bryan and the democratic leaders'
when asked to prove charges against
him. The supposition is Haskell had
to leave the national committee. -
Bryan has been delaying a decis
ion in order to give Haskell a just
opportunity to defend himself. He,
ha3 been gathering all facts which
point to the conclusion that Haskell
betrayed him and will make clear to
the people that he will not tolerate
any influence close to the Standard
Oil in his campaign. ' '
It is believed an assault will be
made all along the line, now that
(Continued on page 8.)
RACE FOR PENNANT
GETS INTERESTING
First Game of Yesterdays Double Header Goes to
Cincinnati Rational Team
NEW YORK, Sept.. 25 With the
New York "National League Club and
the Chicagoans, who yesterday fought
strenuously at the Polo Grounds the
final succeeding game of their series,
playing on either side of the East
River today, the local enthusiasts
were again out in force. The Cincin
natis were todays' opponents of the
New Yorkers, and Brooklyn was entertaining"-the
Western team across
the bridge. .
With Chicago and Pittsburg tied in
second place, and New York's lead
maintained by yesterday's 5 to 4 vic
tory, the following day the ; home
team is now speculating as to just
what wilt be the ultimate fate of
President Pulliam's ruling Wednes
day, making a 1-to-l tie game, in
which Merkie is alleged to have fore
DEAD
19
About Forty are Injured,
Eleven Seriously
ASSISTANCE ARRIVES
Relief Trains Bearing Doctors
are on the Scene Doing
Great Work
BODIES TERRIBLY MANGLED
Overland Passenger Running at 50
Miles an Hour Through Blinding;
Snowstorm Crashes Into Freight
Entering a Sidetrack.
. BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 25.-In the
worst wreck in the history of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, 19 were
killed, 11 seriously injured, several
fatally, about, about 30 more or less
injured in the collision between pas
senger No. 16, known as the east
bound Burlington and a west-bound
freight at 8:10 this morning at the
at Airier Vnrttrn as VMtnn-'a pAtn
'about 30 miles west of Billines. The
fast traveling passenger crashed into
the freight just as it was entering on
the siding during a blinding snow-
storm, the engineer of the passenger
( failing to see the signal flag of the
j brakeman of the freight in time to
avert the crashr The passenger run
ning at 50 miles an hour, crashed into
the freight wrecking both locomo
tives, and telescoping the smoker and
baggage car. The smoker was - re
duced to kindling, only three per
sons riding therein, are known to be
alive. "Many of the killed were ter
ribly mangled, Some being ground to
pieces. Relief trains brought doctors
on the scene. . Great work of rescue
and administering wants to the in
jured and dying. The cold damp snow
increased the suffering. Farmers
near by gave great assistance, sup
plying clothing and blankets and have
received many of the injured at their
homes.
THE DEAD.
COL. H. HODSON, Southern
Utah. .!' .
CHARLES E. JOHNSON, Den
ver. (Contin'i on pasr 8.1
gone the formality of touching sec
ond base when he saw that McCor
mack was home. There is also much
discussion of yesterday's phantom
game, which Chicago claims was for
feited by New York. In case the
Giants win the pennant thes two
games will doubtless lose their inter
est, but in case New York needs p
game after all, President Pulliam and
th directors to whom formal appeal
will be made will be strongly in the
limelight.
JACK FROST BUSY.
BELLINGHAM, Sept. 25,-Reccnt
frosts have done great damage to
fruits and vegetables in Whatcom
county. The snap was the worst io
nine years at this season of the year.